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Dimmer Controls
The dimmer control is part of the headlight switch and is
located on the left side of the instrument panel. Rotating the
dimmer control upward with the parking lights or head-
lights on will increase the brightness of the instrument panel
lights, door map pockets and cupholders (if equipped).
Dome Light Position
Rotate the left dimmer control completely upward to the
second detent to turn on the interior lights. The interior
lights will remain on when the dimmer control is in this
position.
Interior Light Defeat (OFF)
Rotate the dimmer control to the extreme bottom off
position. The interior lights will remain off when the
doors are open.
Parade Mode (Daytime Brightness Feature)
Rotate the dimmer control upward to the first detent.
This feature brightens all text displays such as the
odometer, EVIC (if equipped), and radio when the park-
ing lights or headlights are on.
Dimmer Controls
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Uconnect® SETTINGS...................316
▫Hard-Keys..........................316
▫Soft-Keys...........................316
▫Customer Programmable Features —
Uconnect® 4.3 Settings..................317
▫Customer Programmable Features —
Uconnect® System 8.4 Settings............328
UCONNECT® MULTIMEDIA — VIDEO
ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (VES)™ —
If Equipped...........................342
▫Getting Started.......................342
▫Single Video Screen....................343
▫Play Video Games.....................344
▫Listen To An Audio Source On Channel 2
While A Video Is Playing On Channel 1......345▫Important Notes For Single Video Screen
System.............................346
▫Play A DVD Using The Touch-Screen Radio . . .346
▫VES Remote Control – If Equipped.........348
▫Remote Control Storage.................351
▫Locking The Remote Control.............352
▫Replacing The Remote Control Batteries......352
▫Headphones Operation.................352
▫Replacing The Headphone Batteries.........353
▫Controls............................353
▫Unwired® Stereo Headphone Lifetime
Limited Warranty.....................355
▫System Information....................356
iPod®/USB/MP3 CONTROL..............365
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STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS......366
▫Right-Hand Switch Functions.............366
▫Left-Hand Switch Functions For Radio
Operation...........................366
▫Left-Hand Switch Functions For
Media (i.e., CD) Operation...............367
CD/DVD DISC MAINTENANCE...........367
RADIO OPERATION AND MOBILE PHONES . .368
CLIMATE CONTROLS...................368
▫General Overview.....................368▫Climate Control Functions...............376
▫Automatic Temperature Control (ATC)......378
▫Rear Automatic Temperature
Control (ATC) — If Equipped............379
▫Rear Blower Control...................382
▫Rear Temperature Control...............382
▫Rear Mode Control....................382
▫Operating Tips.......................383
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Using The Touch-Screen Radio Controls
1. Touch the “MORE” soft-key.
2. Touch the “Rear Entertainment” soft-key to display
the Rear Entertainment Controls.
3. If the Rear Entertainment is turned off, touch the
“Power” soft-key.
4. Touch the “1” or “2” Source soft-key for the channel
desired and touch the “AUX” soft-key.
Listen To An Audio Source On Channel 2 While A
Video Is Playing On Channel 1
Ensure the Remote Control and Headphone switch is on
Channel 2.
Using The Remote Control
1.Press the MODE button on the Remote Control and the
Mode Select Screen will display, unless a video is playing
then only a small banner will appear on the bottom of the
screen.
2. While looking at the video screen, either press Up/
Down/Left/Right on the Remote Control to highlight
the desired audio source or repeatedly press the
MODE button on the remote until the desired audio
source appears on the screen.
Using The Touch-Screen Radio Controls
1. Touch the “MORE” soft-key.
2. Touch the “Rear Entertainment” soft-key to display
the Rear Entertainment Controls.
3. If the Rear Entertainment is turned off, touch the
“Power” soft-key.
4. Touch the “1” or “2” Source soft-key for the channel
desired and touch the “AUX” soft-key.4
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NOTE:
•The VES™ system will retain the last setting when
turned off.
•Viewing a DVD on the Touch-Screen radio screen is
not available in all states/provinces, and the vehicle
must be stopped, and the shift lever must be in the
PARK position for vehicles with automatic transmis-
sion. In vehicles with manual transmission the parking
brake must be engaged.
•Touching the screen on a Touch-Screen radio while a
DVD is playing brings up basic remote control func-
tions for DVD play such as scene selection, Play, Pause,
FF, RW, and Stop. Pressing the X in the upper corner
will turn off the remote control screen functions.Using The Remote
1. Touch the “MORE” soft-key.
2. Touch the “Rear Entertainment” soft-key to display
the Rear Entertainment Controls.
3. If the Rear Entertainment is turned off, touch the
“Power” soft-key.
4.
Touch the “1” or “2” Source soft-key based on the channel
you want to change and touch the “Disc” softkey. To exit
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NOTE:
•Viewing a DVD on the Touch-Screen radio screen is
not available in all states/provinces, and the vehicle
must be stopped, and the shift lever must be in the
PARK position for vehicles with automatic transmis-
sion. In vehicles with manual transmission the parking
brake must be engaged.
•Touching the screen on a Touch-Screen radio while a
DVD is playing full screen brings up basic control
functions for DVD play such as DVD Menu, Seek
Up/Down, Navigating through the menus, Exit. The
basic control functions screen will time out and disap-
pear from the screen.VES Remote Control – If Equipped
Controls And Indicators
1. Power – Turns the screen and wireless headphone
transmitter for the selected Channel on or off. To hear
audio while the screen is closed, press the Power
button to turn the headphone transmitter on.
Remote Control
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2. Channel Selector Indicators – When a button is
pressed, the currently affected channel or channel
button is illuminated momentarily.
3. Light – Turns the remote control backlighting on or off.
The remote backlighting turns off automatically after
five seconds.
4. Channel/Screen Selector Switch - Indicates which
channel is being controlled by the remote control.
When the selector switch is in the Channel 1 position,
the remote controls the functionality of headphone
Channel 1 (right side of the screen). When the selector
switch is in the Channel 2, position the remote controls
the functionality of headphone Channel 2 (left side of
the screen).
5.– In radio modes, press to seek the next tunable
station. In disc modes, press and hold to fast forward
through the current audio track or video chapter. In
menu modes use to navigate in the menu.6./Prev – In radio modes, press to select to the
previous station. In disc modes, press to advance to the
start of the current or previous audio track or video
chapter. In menu modes, use to navigate in the menu.
7. MENU – Press to return to the main menu of a DVD
disc, to select a satellite audio or video channel from
the Station list, or select playback modes (SCAN/
RANDOM for a CD).
8./(Play/Pause) – Begin/resume or pause disc play.
9.▪(Stop) – Stops disc play.
10. PROG Up/Down – When listening to a radio mode,
pressing PROG Up selects the next preset and press-
ing PROG Down selects the previous preset stored in
the radio.
11. MUTE – Press to mute the headphone audio output
for the selected channel.
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STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS
The remote sound system controls are located on the rear
surface of the steering wheel. The left and right-hand
controls are rocker-type switches with a pushbutton in
the center of each switch. Reach behind the steering
wheel to access the switches.
Right-Hand Switch Functions
•Press the top of the switch to increase the volume.
•Press the bottom of the switch to decrease the volume.
•Press the button in the center of the switch to change
modes (i.e., AM, FM, etc.).
Left-Hand Switch Functions For Radio Operation
•Press the top of the switch to SEEK the next listenable
station up from the current setting.
•Press the bottom of the switch to SEEK the next
listenable station down from the current setting.
•Press the button in the center of the switch to tune to
the next preset that you have programmed.
Remote Sound Controls (Back View Of Steering Wheel)
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